That was apparent at Connecticut Children's Medical Center where state leaders, hospital staff, and a cadre of followers from the Whalers Brigade celebrated the arrival of Hartford Whalers license plates.

The license plates passed the legislature in 2017 and Governor Malloy put the order into law at the end of last year.

The plates, which feature the Whalers famed blue and green logo, will cost drivers $60 with $45 going to Connecticut Children's Medical Center to help fund a future dialysis and infusion center.